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Voluntary Manslaughter Q&A 1. Explain the difference between voluntary and involuntary manslaughter. Voluntary manslaughter is when a defendant has muredered a victim, but can use one of the following defences to reduce his/her sentence to manslaughter (all of which are sections of the Homocide act 1957): * Diminished responsibility (S2) * Provocation (S3) * Suicide Pact (S4) Involuntary manslaughter is when a defendant does not intend to cause GBH or kill the victim, but does so. EG - a man throws a brick at a window, intending to break it. The brick then bounces off the window and hits another man in the head, killing him instantly. 2. What does it mean when the defendant can use voluntary manslaughter as a 'partial defence'? This means the defendant can rely on one of the above three defences to reduce his/her murder charge to manslaughter. The above defences are NOT EXCUSES, and a defendant cannot use them to be acquitted,...

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